Public Art

Large abstract works of art will enhance the landscape and brighten the drive of passing commuters.Commuters lining up at the traffic lights next to the Department of Water and Power Headquarters will be faced with drab stone walls no longer. The city on Tuesday unveiled two new works of public art at Olive Avenue and Lake Street and Magnolia Avenue and Lake Street. "This is more of a drive-by piece," said sculptor Dale Lamphere of his 17-foot-tall, 3,800-pound stainless-steel sculpture mounted on the corner of Lake Street and Olive Avenue.

Laura Sturza HILLSIDE DISTRICT -- Coming soon to the Empire Center: three new sculptures commissioned from Echo Park artist Peter Shire. The sculptures are constructed from mixed media elements, including metal and glass and are being fabricated now, said Eric Hansen, an administrator for art in public places for the city of Burbank. The three sculptures, Tiki Tower, Empire Man and Leaning Tower to be installed by Zelman Development, are large-scale, whimsical pieces that will be colorful and integrated into the landscape and street scape, Hansen said.

CITY HALL — A second piece of public art is headed for the Chandler Bikeway after receiving the full support of the City Council. The art piece, called "Family Outing," was created by Utah-based artist Gary Lee Price and depicts three bronze figures riding bicycles. A young child, with training wheels on his bike, leads the trio, followed by father and his daughter. The piece is about 11 feet long, 7 feet wide and 5 feet in height, Parks Recreation and Community Services Department Director Eric Hansen said.

Bob Hope Airport is officially in the commemorative brick business. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday received a look at www.skiesoffreedom. com, the website launched by the airport to handle orders of the mementos to be included in the airport's transportation center currently under construction. The airport officials hope that former Lockheed employees and other participants in the aviation developments that occurred in Burbank - such as the creation of the P-38 fighter and SR-71 spy plane - will pay to have bricks inscribed with their names, significant dates and, for the larger bricks, illustrations of planes built by Lockheed.

Providence St. Joseph wins excellence award Providence St. Joseph Medical Center was awarded a five-star rating from HealthGrades, a national health-care ratings company, for its cardiac, orthopedic and critical- and stroke-care services. The hospital also received the 2007 Stroke Care Excellence Award, putting it in the top 10 hospitals for stroke care. The rating criteria utilizes hospital records to analyze more than 5,000 hospitals in all 50 states. The study takes into account patient severity and patient outcomes for more than two dozen procedures, rating it on a five-star system.

MCCAMBRIDGE PARK LIGHTING The council will consider a resolution to approve a bid to upgrade lighting for sports fields at McCambridge Park. An assessment completed in November 2004 identified several city parks in need of either replacement or upgrade of outdoor lighting systems, Izay Park, Foy Park and McCambridge Park among them. The city chose to make McCambridge Park the highest priority due to the public's frequent use of the McCambridge sports fields. WHAT TO EXPECT Bid approval is anticipated for T&D Electric to upgrade lighting of sports fields in McCambridge Park at a cost of $146,720.

A $450,000 proposal to populate Lincoln Park with three sculptures was rejected by the City Council this week as being too expensive, sending city officials back to drawing board. “I think $450,000 is way too much money,” Mayor Dave Golonski said on Tuesday. He said he'd be more interested in a figure that was half that amount. Golonski was joined by Councilmen David Gordon and Gary Bric in rejecting the proposed sculpture garden, which would have been paid for by tapping a fund that developers pay into as part of a public art fee for new projects in the city.

BIKEWAY ART APPROVED WHAT HAPPENED The council approved spending $50,000 for public art for the Chandler Boulevard Bikeway. WHAT IT MEANS The city will move ahead with placing of artwork along the new bikeway to enhance its look. VOTE The council voted 5-0 to approve the spending. HOUSING ORDINANCE EXTENDED WHAT HAPPENED The council approved extending an interim ordinance on height and size restrictions of single-family homes.

Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Major items to be considered: Appeal of conditional use permit at 322 Pass Ave. Airport Authority commissioner report. Approving a memo between the city and the Electrical Workers Union, amending the fiscal year 2001-02. Approval to enter into an agreement with Wayne Healy for public art at the Buena Vista Branch Library and Abraham Lincoln Park. Approval of an agreement with Cook/Arthur Inc. for a citywide document imaging system.

To comply with the city of Burbank's requirement for public art, Bob Hope Airport needs to come up with an additional quarter-million dollars for its new transportation center. Airfield officials are hoping to raise the money through an ambitious plan for a new pavilion celebrating the local airport's history. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday voted 7-1 to move forward with plans to spend the extra money on artwork in its transit center , which is currently under construction, and to raise those funds by selling naming rights in the new pavilion.

Bob Hope Airport is officially in the commemorative brick business. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday received a look at www.skiesoffreedom. com, the website launched by the airport to handle orders of the mementos to be included in the airport's transportation center currently under construction. The airport officials hope that former Lockheed employees and other participants in the aviation developments that occurred in Burbank - such as the creation of the P-38 fighter and SR-71 spy plane - will pay to have bricks inscribed with their names, significant dates and, for the larger bricks, illustrations of planes built by Lockheed.

To comply with the city of Burbank's requirement for public art, Bob Hope Airport needs to come up with an additional quarter-million dollars for its new transportation center. Airfield officials are hoping to raise the money through an ambitious plan for a new pavilion celebrating the local airport's history. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday voted 7-1 to move forward with plans to spend the extra money on artwork in its transit center , which is currently under construction, and to raise those funds by selling naming rights in the new pavilion.

A $450,000 proposal to populate Lincoln Park with three sculptures was rejected by the City Council this week as being too expensive, sending city officials back to drawing board. “I think $450,000 is way too much money,” Mayor Dave Golonski said on Tuesday. He said he'd be more interested in a figure that was half that amount. Golonski was joined by Councilmen David Gordon and Gary Bric in rejecting the proposed sculpture garden, which would have been paid for by tapping a fund that developers pay into as part of a public art fee for new projects in the city.

Dr. David Burbank, a dentist and sheep rancher whose name lives on in the city for which he was named, was recognized Tuesday at Five Points with a statue in his likeness, capping months of anticipation and transforming the busy corner into a grassy lookout. City executives Tuesday dedicated the 12-foot-tall statue along with a time capsule and plaques recognizing Burbank’s sister cities in an upbeat ceremony at 1075 West Burbank Blvd. Children looked on from the shoulders of their parents at the 50-foot-tall pole bearing a flapping American flag as the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines presented the colors.

CITY HALL — A second piece of public art is headed for the Chandler Bikeway after receiving the full support of the City Council. The art piece, called "Family Outing," was created by Utah-based artist Gary Lee Price and depicts three bronze figures riding bicycles. A young child, with training wheels on his bike, leads the trio, followed by father and his daughter. The piece is about 11 feet long, 7 feet wide and 5 feet in height, Parks Recreation and Community Services Department Director Eric Hansen said.

Providence St. Joseph wins excellence award Providence St. Joseph Medical Center was awarded a five-star rating from HealthGrades, a national health-care ratings company, for its cardiac, orthopedic and critical- and stroke-care services. The hospital also received the 2007 Stroke Care Excellence Award, putting it in the top 10 hospitals for stroke care. The rating criteria utilizes hospital records to analyze more than 5,000 hospitals in all 50 states. The study takes into account patient severity and patient outcomes for more than two dozen procedures, rating it on a five-star system.

MCCAMBRIDGE PARK LIGHTING The council will consider a resolution to approve a bid to upgrade lighting for sports fields at McCambridge Park. An assessment completed in November 2004 identified several city parks in need of either replacement or upgrade of outdoor lighting systems, Izay Park, Foy Park and McCambridge Park among them. The city chose to make McCambridge Park the highest priority due to the public's frequent use of the McCambridge sports fields. WHAT TO EXPECT Bid approval is anticipated for T&D Electric to upgrade lighting of sports fields in McCambridge Park at a cost of $146,720.

Large abstract works of art will enhance the landscape and brighten the drive of passing commuters.Commuters lining up at the traffic lights next to the Department of Water and Power Headquarters will be faced with drab stone walls no longer. The city on Tuesday unveiled two new works of public art at Olive Avenue and Lake Street and Magnolia Avenue and Lake Street. "This is more of a drive-by piece," said sculptor Dale Lamphere of his 17-foot-tall, 3,800-pound stainless-steel sculpture mounted on the corner of Lake Street and Olive Avenue.

Dimples conditions bad for business I had to laugh when I read some of the original 50 "conditions" that the Burbank Planning Board required of karaoke bar Dimples' new location ("Owner not all smiles over Dimples move," March 23). One of the conditions was limiting the number of people waiting in line outside to 10. Hey, if the Planning Board doesn't have anything better to do, how about visiting my local Bank of America and implementing the same "under 10 in line" rule?

BIKEWAY ART APPROVED WHAT HAPPENED The council approved spending $50,000 for public art for the Chandler Boulevard Bikeway. WHAT IT MEANS The city will move ahead with placing of artwork along the new bikeway to enhance its look. VOTE The council voted 5-0 to approve the spending. HOUSING ORDINANCE EXTENDED WHAT HAPPENED The council approved extending an interim ordinance on height and size restrictions of single-family homes.